HPOB00781U Portuguese - Brazil as a
global actor

Today Brazil has a large and growing presence on the
international scene, as a member of the BRICS group of emerging
countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa). Brazil
has further been a key player in international forums such as the
Copenhagen Climate Conference in December 2009, as well as Group of
20 (G20). Therefore, it is common to refer to the country as a
political and/or economic "global player". But what does
it mean to be a “Global Player”? And how can we “measure” to which
extent a country is (or is not) a “Global Player”? In this course
we will examine different theories from political science and
economics and apply them to case studies on Brazil. Some topics to
be analyzed are the state’s own definition of its international
role, the material and organizational resources it can rely on,
concrete activities undertaken by the country, the recognition and
acceptance of its leadership status by other actors/states, and its
"real political influence".

The reading list, to be announced at a later date, will include
theoretical texts on the core concepts of the course, case studies
on the topic, as well as official documents (government strategy
papers and declarations).